The British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) has confirmed there will be no disruption to the public over Easter. Jim McAuslan, Balpa general secretary said ‘our row is not with the travelling public who will have worked hard for their Easter break.’

The threat of disruption has arisen because BA plans to start a new service flying passengers from mainland European capitals to the USA. The service, called OpenSkies, is using BA money, will use BA planes with BA support and is being overseen by senior BA managers but will not use BA pilots.